Aviation Daily Roundup: May 22

China Trials Remote Tower Operations In Xinjiang

Credit: Chinese State Media

China has conducted its first remote tower operation at Xinyuan Nalati Airport (NLT) with a China Express Airlines flight controlled remotely from the Xinjiang Airport Group’s center in Urumqi, 385 km away.

Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 Crashes In Karachi

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Airbus A320 aircraft has crashed close to the airport in Karachi on May 22 en route from Lahore to Jinnah International Airport.

Indian Government Permit Airlines To Resume Domestic Routes

Credit: Airbus

Domestic flights will resume in India from May 25 after a two-month lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19.

Azul Maintains Positive Outlook Despite Brazil’s COVID-19 Challenges

Credit: Rob Finlayson

Brazilian operator Azul continues to slowly expand its flight offerings after concluding domestic demand bottomed out in April.

Taiwan Cargo Figures Soar, Passenger Demand Evaporates

Credit: Joe Pries

Despite the decimation of April passenger traffic in Taiwan, air cargo income continues to soar for the country’s two largest carriers China Airlines and EVA Air.

COVID-19: Latin America Market Update

Credit: LATAM Airlines Group

Welcome to Routes’ look at how the Latin America aviation market is responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together. Routes is part of Aviation Week Network.

FAA Grants U.S. Carriers Exemption To Carry Cargo On Passenger Seats

Credit: Delta Air Lines

The FAA will permit U.S. airlines to carry cargo on passenger seats through year end, citing “unprecedented circumstances” associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Helsinki Airport Presses Ahead With Expansion Despite COVID-19

Credit: Finavia

Helsinki Airport in Finland is pressing ahead with plans to build a new Terminal 2, despite operations being severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jet2 Parent Dart Group Raises $210M Ahead Of Restart

Credit: Joe Pries

Dart Group, the owner of UK leisure carrier Jet2, has raised £172 million ($210 million) after increasing its share capital by 20% and has announced plans to resume flight operations from July 1.

Philippine Airlines Suffers $202M Loss, Chairman Pumps In Capital

Credit: Joe Pries

PAL Holdings, the parent company of Philippine Airlines (PAL), has reported a net loss of PHP10.3 billion ($202 million) for 2019, widening from the PHP4.3 billion deficit in 2018.

ZIPAIR To Debut As Cargo-Only Airline

Credit: ZIPAIR Tokyo

Japan Airlines (JAL) subsidiary ZIPAIR Tokyo will take to the skies for the first time in June, but not as a long-haul LCC as originally planned.

Laudamotion’s Vienna A320 Base To Close May 29

Credit: KH

Ryanair subsidiary Laudamotion—Austria’s second largest airline behind Austrian Airlines—confirmed May 22 that its Airbus A320 base in Vienna will close on May 29 with the loss of over 300 pilot and cabin crew jobs as no collective labor agreement (CLA) with trade union Vida had been signed.

LOT To Resume Some Domestic Flights June 1

Credit: Joe Pries

LOT Polish Airlines has joined the increasing tide of companies planning imminently to resume flights, with reinstatement of some domestic services from June 1.

FAA Specialists Reviewing Boeing 777X Certification Work

Credit: Boeing

A group of internal FAA experts is reviewing aspects of the Boeing 777X and providing feedback to the team tasked with day-to-day oversight of Boeing’s certification work, jump-starting an effort the agency plans to integrate into its aircraft-approval process, Aviation Week has learned.

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